Tips & methods

General Informations

In this section, the dance moves are not the main focus; examples from the category Tips & methods provide concrete inputs for forms of organisations and exercises as well as inspiration for successful choreographies.

The examples also contain suggestions for methodical-didactical implementation ways for working with music.

The focus is on a variety of actions to learn, use and arrange dance steps.

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PRACTICE / ORGANISATION Formations & use of space

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General Informations

In this section, the dance moves are not the main focus; examples from the category Tips & methods provide concrete inputs for forms of organisations and exercises as well as inspiration for successful choreographies. The examples also contain suggestions for methodical-didactical implementation ways for working with music.

The focus is on a variety of actions to learn, use and arrange dance steps.

Acquiring and consolidating a movement pattern in Formations and use of space present some variety.

Helpful prerequisites:

Experience with movement and music

Sequence of movement has been acquired (sequence has been learned by heart)

Cognitive skills such as imagination, orientation in space

Tips for implementation:

It is useful to prepare a rough sketch of the formation and the use of space. This also serves as a visual aid for the students. Please see "examples from schools" for a practical example.

Only certain uses of space may be employed, according to the skills of the students.

Please see "examples from schools" for a practical example

Play some music during the practice phase (motivation). The sound volume can be varied.

Further steps:

Possible exercise: "How can we get from a circle to a diagonal quickly?" or "What steps would be best in order to change from a circle to a diagonal?"

For example: choose your own formation in a group of 4 and perform the formation with the steps learned in class.